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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
ache
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
Bear
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
beautiful
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
Blue
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
branches
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
bright
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
came
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
cow-pony
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
Creek
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
El
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
emptiness
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
entered
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
flaming
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
galloped
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
gathered
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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
ghost
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
glimpsed
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
happiness
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
heart
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
hills
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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
Hollis
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
impression
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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
infinite
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
lower
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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
made
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
Mountains
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
out
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
paradise
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
peculiar
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
place
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
quiet
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
reflected
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
road
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
rode
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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
Sangre
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
saw
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
sense
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
shadows
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
silver
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
slowly
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
small
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
soundlessly
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
spruce
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
summits
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
Surely
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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
Terry
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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
tree
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
trotted
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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
Valley
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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
